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October 17, 2023

Another blue state unleashes electric vehicle mandate: 'Walking the walk'

Democrat New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham took action Monday to force her state government to adopt a 100% electric vehicle fleet within 12 years.

October 16, 2023

Farewell mass ascension at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta canceled due to windy conditions

New Mexico’s 51st annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta has canceled its final mass ascension on its ninth event day due to windy conditions that could place passengers in danger.

October 12, 2023

Arizona man pleads guilty to attempted murder of federal officer, sentenced to 30 years

A Scottsdale, Arizona, man who opened fire on a New Mexico State Police officer serving as a Homeland Security federal agent, was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday.

October 12, 2023

US judge upholds New Mexico Gov. Grisham’s suspension on gun-carry rights in public parks, playgrounds

A federal judge has rejected a request from gun rights advocates to block Gov. Grisham’s emergency order restricting gun-carry in parks and playgrounds in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

October 11, 2023

New Mexico Gov. Grisham defends efforts suspending gun-carry rights in public parks, playgrounds

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has defended her public health order suspending the conceal and open carry of guns around public parks and playgrounds.

October 10, 2023

Gas balloon participating in cross-country race crashes into power line, injures 2

Two pilots from Poland were injured after a gas balloon they were piloting in a nationwide race crashed in Texas Monday night. The race is still ongoing.

October 9, 2023

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta lifts off, brightening New Mexico’s sky with colorful displays

New Mexico has begun its famous annual hot air balloon event in Albuquerque. The international fiesta is one of the most photographic events in the world.

October 7, 2023

How this western battleground state shifted from purple to solid blue

New Mexico was once a top general election battleground, but it's turned from purple to blue the past two decades as Democrats dominate in federal and state elections

October 6, 2023

Footprints found at ancient lake in New Mexico challenge old belief of first humans in Americas

New research finds that humans might have first entered the New World not over the Bering land bridge between Russia and Alaska, but thousands of years earlier.

October 4, 2023

New Mexico police officer charged with manslaughter in fatal shooting of Black man at gas station

New Mexico's Attorney General, Raúl Torrez, has announced the charging of a police officer with voluntary manslaughter in connection with the fatal shooting of a Black man.